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The Big Combo
The Big Combo

The Big Combo

The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!

Genres

DramaCrime

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Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7.038/10

Release Date

13 February 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cornel Wilde

Cornel Wilde

Leonard Diamond

Jean Wallace

Jean Wallace

Susan Lowell

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Joe McClure

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Mr. Brown

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Fante

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

Mingo

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Police Capt. Peterson

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Alicia Brown

Jay Adler

Jay Adler

Detective Sam Hill

John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Nils Dreyer

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Ralph Bettini

Helene Stanton

Helene Stanton

Rita

Roy Gordon

Roy Gordon

Audubon

Baynes Barron

Baynes Barron

Young detective

James McCallion

James McCallion

Frank - Lab technician

Tony Michaels

Tony Michaels

Photo technician

Rita Gould

Rita Gould

Nurse

Bruce Sharpe

Bruce Sharpe

Detective

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

Fred (hotel clerk)

Donna Drew

Donna Drew

Miss Hartleby

Brian O'Hara

Brian O'Hara

Attorney Malloy

Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell

Bennie Smith, Boxer

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